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"The second catch is this: Now that campaign finance laws have infiltrated the Internet, what might Congress do to see that existing or new laws be made to silence criticism of candidates? The McCain-Feingold law was written explicitly to muzzle critics of Congress. There is every reason to expect that Congress would love to muzzle bloggers if at all possible."

Considering the source of that statement, I take it with a very large grain of salt. It's classic FUD, designed to inspire fear of what 'might be' -- a time-honored tactic among politicians, but hardly convincing. I can understand the concern over the application of the campaign finance reform laws to bloggers, but remember that a lot of those complaining have their own agendas, not all of which really have anything to do with protecting bloggers' rights.

Carl Rapson

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